SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a compromise rewrite of the open records law aimed at making it easier for the public to get information from state and local government, but the measure left intact some provisions most commonly used to deny records.

The University of Illinois has refused a request by the Chicago Tribune for test scores and grade-point averages of applicants who appeared on its admissions clout lists, saying the release would violate privacy rights even if the students are not named....

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If you care that good students are being denied admission to the University of Illinois in favor of less qualified candidates admitted because of politicians' clout,...

The Chicago Tribune filed a state lawsuit Tuesday against the University of Illinois demanding the immediate release of grade-point averages and standardized test scores of the hundreds of college applicants placed on an internal list of well-connected...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested Tuesday for what U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald called a "political corruption crime spree" that included attempts to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama....

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